Technical Glossary (2260 terms)

Standardized hardware and benchmark definitions across smartphones, laptops, CPUs, GPUs, SoCs, and tablets.

Celeron — Intel's budget processor brand. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
Ceramic Shield — Apple's glass-ceramic screen glass marketed for higher drop and scratch resistance. [ DISPLAY ]
Cezanne — AMD codename for the Ryzen 5000 mobile APU generation. [ CHIPS ]
Chrome — Google's web browser. [ SOFTWARE ]
ChromeOS — Google's cloud-centric laptop operating system. [ SOFTWARE ]
Chromecast — Product Lines [ PRODUCT LINES ]
Cinebench — A rendering benchmark (Maxon Cinema 4D) that stresses multi-core CPU performance. [ BENCHMARK ]
Clock Speed — How many cycles a chip executes per second (GHz/MHz); higher usually means faster, within power limits. [ PERFORMANCE ]
Coffee Lake — Intel's 8th-9th Gen Core microarchitecture (2017-2018). [ CHIPS ]
ColorOS — Oppo's Android skin. [ SOFTWARE ]
ColorOS 15 — Software [ SOFTWARE ]
Comet Lake — Intel's 10th Gen desktop microarchitecture (2020). [ CHIPS ]
Contrast Ratio — The ratio between the brightest white and darkest black a screen can show; OLED has infinite contrast. [ DISPLAY ]
Control Center — Software [ SOFTWARE ]
Core — Intel's mainstream processor line for PCs and laptops. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
Core Ultra — Intel's newer Core processor line with integrated NPU. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
Core Ultra 5 — Intel's entry Core Ultra tier. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
Core Ultra 5 125H — Intel's Meteor Lake mobile CPU with an NPU (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
Core Ultra 7 — Intel's mid Core Ultra tier. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
Core Ultra 7 155H — Intel's 16-thread Meteor Lake mobile CPU (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel's Arrow Lake mobile CPU (launched in 2025). [ CHIPS ]
Core Ultra 7 258V — Intel's efficient Lunar Lake CPU (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
Core Ultra 9 — Intel's top Core Ultra tier. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
Core Ultra 9 185H — Intel's top Meteor Lake mobile CPU (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
Core Ultra 9 275HX — Intel's high-core mobile CPU (launched in 2025). [ CHIPS ]
Core Ultra 9 288V — Intel's top Lunar Lake CPU (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
Core i3 — Intel's entry-level Core processor tier. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
Core i3-12100 — Intel's budget 4-core Alder Lake CPU (launched in 2022). [ CHIPS ]
Core i5 — Intel's mainstream Core processor tier. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
Core i5-12400 — Intel's value 6-core Alder Lake CPU (launched in 2022). [ CHIPS ]
Core i5-13400 — Intel's value hybrid CPU (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
Core i5-13600K — Intel's 14-thread hybrid Raptor Lake CPU (launched in 2022). [ CHIPS ]
Core i5-14600K — Intel's hybrid Raptor Lake refresh CPU (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
Core i7 — Intel's performance Core processor tier. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
Core i7-13700K — Intel's 16-thread hybrid Raptor Lake CPU (launched in 2022). [ CHIPS ]
Core i7-14700K — Intel's 20-thread hybrid CPU (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
Core i9 — Intel's top consumer Core processor tier. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
Core i9-13900K — Intel's 24-thread flagship Raptor Lake CPU (launched in 2022). [ CHIPS ]
Core i9-14900K — Intel's flagship hybrid Raptor Lake refresh CPU (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
Corning — US glass maker famous for Gorilla Glass used as phone screen protection. [ BRANDS ]
Corona benchmark — A photorealistic rendering benchmark for CPUs. [ BENCHMARK ]
Corsair — US brand making RAM, SSDs, PSUs, and gaming peripherals including Vengeance memory. [ BRANDS ]
Cortex-A — Arm's application-processor core family for phones, tablets, and laptops. [ CHIPS ]
Cortex-A510 — An Arm midrange efficiency core released with Armv9. [ CHIPS ]
Cortex-A520 — Arm's efficiency core in the 2023 generation. [ CHIPS ]
Cortex-A53 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
Cortex-A55 — An Arm efficiency core used alongside performance cores. [ CHIPS ]
Cortex-A57 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
Cortex-A710 — Arm's performance core in the 2022 generation. [ CHIPS ]
Cortex-A715 — Arm's efficiency-focused performance core in the 2023 generation. [ CHIPS ]